Disputed Whether Kim’s Dandong visit involved discussion or coordination on possible North Korea-U.S. talks
The NIS assessed that Kim may have conveyed North Korea’s position to China; Yang Moo-jin and Joung Eun-lee also considered briefing or discussion possible, and Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said the issue could have come up.
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National Intelligence Service (NIS), South Korea's National Intelligence Service · our summary of Yonhap News Agency
Yang Moo-jin, North Korean studies scholar · our summary of The Hankyoreh
As quoted in Korean, with a machine translation
“북한이 미국과의 현재까지의 상황을 중국에 알려주면서 중국의 협조 요청하는 내용도 포함되지 않았을까 생각한다”
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Im Eul-chul said such discussion was very unlikely without Xi, Michael Bosack doubted it happened, and Cha Doo-hyun said coordination was difficult to infer without a Xi meeting.
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Im Eul-chul, Academic analyst · our summary of The Hankyoreh
As quoted in Korean, with a machine translation
“시진핑 주석이 아닌 리창 총리와 북-미 정상회담 관련한 논의를 한다는 게 맞지 않는다”
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Im Eul-chul, Academic analyst · our summary of The Hankyoreh
As quoted in Korean, with a machine translation
“북-미에 관한 논의가 이뤄졌을 거라는 관측은 우리 한반도의 시각일 뿐 가능성이 거의 없다”
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